しょうばい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. trade; business; commerce
Because my family is in business.
Noun
Colloquialism
2. occupation; calling; profession; job
In this line of work, you meet all kinds of people.
Pitch accent
しょ
うばい
Used in vocabulary (24 in total)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
nature of one's business; business instinct
business rival; professional jealousy
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
occupations dependent on public favor (favour)
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
commercial spirit; profit motive
dilettantish business; amateurish business
business handbook (with glossary) of the Edo period
mercantile spirit; mercenary spirit
business connections
thriving business
goodwill of a business
occupation where charm is necessary to succeed
sex industry; prostitution
Examples (46 in total)
Business is business.
It's a tough line of work.
Because I am involved in business.